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I got to shoot a few rounds through Tavor recently. It is obviously very short and solidly built. It felt extremely stable and locked into your body when shouldered. I hate to use overused cliches, but calling it "an extension of your body" is appropriate. Because of this the recoil was very well managed, this is not a gun that is going to jump out of your hands. The manual of arms is certainly different than most, but I think the design will prove efficient and easy to run once the AR muscle memory gets overwritten.

The one I shot had one of the trigger return springs removed (common mod), which lightened the stiff pull somewhat. To the Tavor's benefit there is almost no takeup or slack in the trigger. So, while the trigger is heavy, you are not pulling it far at all (unlike DA revolver), and it broke very crisply. It was almost like an on/off switch, at least compared to the DA/SA pistols and com-block stuff that I'm used to.

Due to the short, heavy pull I found that trying to gradually pull the trigger smoothly and steadily until it broke in traditional rifle fashion didn't work welI. It felt like a 2-position switch and seemed to do better when treated like one, press it (caveat - I'm not a great rifle shooter). I can't remember what the reset was like, but I guess it wasn't too bad since it failed to make an impression. Timney makes an aftermarked trigger for it already, and the trigger group seems easy to swap.

Overall, I really liked the gun and would be happy to use one for home defense, truck gun, CQB training, or 3-gun. I just have a hard time justifying it over an AR, or two ARs when you consider the price.